Ariana Madix knows she may never “fully heal” from Scandova.
On the first part Vanderpump Rules reunion on Tuesday, May 14 Dancing with the stars alum, 38, admitted she wonders if she’ll ever be able to fully move on from ex Tom Sandoval’s affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss.
“It’s going to be a very long time before I can fully go through all of these things,” she said. “And I don’t want to put my life on hold because one day I may or may not consider myself completely healed, and I don’t know when that will be.”
Ariana Madix.
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“Well, it’s not a destination, it’s a journey,” added her co-star Katie Maloney.
The conversation also turned to Sandoval’s mental health issues and his decision to “weaponize” Ariana’s private conversation he and Ariana shared. (As fans will recall, Sandoval said Ariana “threatened to fucking kill herself” when he tried to break up with her.)
When host Andy Cohen asked him how he coped after admitting to having suicidal thoughts earlier in the season, Sandoval, 41, replied: “I have my ups and downs. Everything I say or do is scrutinized very, very carefully. You know? And I’m not perfect and I’m not the smartest guy. But yes, sometimes it can be very, very difficult.”
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om Sandoval attends the 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on January 7, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Watch what’s happening live The host noted at the time that Ariana seemed “low-key” about her ex’s mental struggles following the scandal, as she explained: “Well, I wasn’t someone who attacked him so what he was going through wasn’t something I created. ”
She continued: “But at the same time, if you remember very soon after we last met, his arming — which I’ve talked about on this show — suicidal ideation is something I’ve dealt with, anxiety and depression are things I’ve dealt with everyday, I just didn’t want to be part of those conversations.”
However, the Schwartz & Sandy co-owner remembered the events of the reunion differently.
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Tom Sandoval (L) and Ariana Madix at the opening night of Friends and Family at Schwartz & Sandy’s with the cast of “Vanderpump Rules” at Schwartz & Sandy’s Lounge on July 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
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“I’m wondering how I weaponized your suicidal thoughts… I brought it up because I felt it was used against me in a very textbook manipulation tactic,” he said of Ariana’s suicide threat. “And I hate to say it, but when you’re in a relationship that’s not going well. and then you talk about how you want out”.
Lisa Vanderpump noted that the situations were “very different” as Ariana confessed to him during an “intimate conversation between the two of them.” However, when he shared his mental health journey with Vanderpump, 63, on camera, he “brought it out, on his own, of his own volition.”
“Two things are happening here. She confided in you [and] you brought it up on camera,” added Lala Kent, and Sandoval clarified, “Because I didn’t believe it. Because.”
Scheana Shay then told Sandoval there was a different way to handle the situation, explaining, “You say you wanted to call bulls—. If you broke up with her, if she wanted to leave the show, move to New York, that’s on her if she that’s what she needed for her mental health. So if you wanted to call bulls—, you should have walked out the fucking door.”
When Sandoval tried to add his two cents, Scheana, 39, quickly shut him down, saying, “No buts, Tom, that sentence is over.”
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Vanderpump Rules’ The Season 11 reunion continues next Tuesday, May 21, at 8:00 PM ET on Bravo.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Line by dialing 988, texting “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Line at 741741 or going to 988lifeline.org.
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